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Govt & Canterbury Uni pour $7m into gaming research
Fri, 17th May 2019
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digital entertainment
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university of canterbury
The University of Canterbury and the New Zealand government are injecting USD $7.7 million into gaming research, aiming to revolutionise immersive applications.
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Could gamers be the best contenders for cybersecurity roles?
Mon, 9th Apr 2018
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cybersecurity
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mcafee
New research from McAfee reveals 78% of security pros see gamers as top candidates for cybersecurity roles, due to gaming's critical skills.
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Social enterprise develops game for learning sign language
Wed, 14th Mar 2018
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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callaghan innovation
The game has passed the prototype stage, and SeeCom are currently doing research to produce the full game version.
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Bored of health and safety? Vodafone now educates staff by gaming
Thu, 28th Sep 2017
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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healthtech
H&S education is often put on the same ‘boring level’ as watching paint dry and the deliberations of the NZ election - but now it's in a game.
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Fun for all ages: New study says yep, videogames are good for all Kiwis
Mon, 14th Aug 2017
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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igea
A new report has dealt a blow to those in the anti-videogame club, showing that video and computer games have positive effects on the way Kiwis learn.
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Google launches gamified digital citizenship programme
Fri, 9th Jun 2017
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google
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online safety
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gamification
Google unveils Be Internet Awesome, a free, fun game-based programme to teach safe digital navigation to children.
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Schneider Electric: Enhancing data center performance, gamefully
Sun, 4th Jun 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Schneider Electric pioneers data centre gamification, promising efficiency gains and cost savings with innovative management tools.
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Gamification: Cybersecurity's secret spice for effective employee training
Tue, 23rd May 2017
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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it training
Organisations can reduce their cybersecurity risks by engaging employees through gamification, according to Palo Alto Networks.
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Recharging robots with stories and teamwork in term 2
Mon, 22nd May 2017
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e-learning
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collaboration
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technology in the classroom
A chance to try a new gamification tool that encourages collaboration. Can you save the droid before his power cells are permanently drained?.
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Kiwi company takes exergaming to new heights
Mon, 16th May 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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gamification
Childhood obesity is the focus of new Kiwi trampoline innovation designed to get children more active through fun games.
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Cloud Distribution offers up security training
Thu, 30th Jul 2015
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storage
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edutech
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firewalls
Cloud Distribution launches online security training program with Security Mentor to enable resellers to address customer education needs.
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New Zealand companies need more scale, says Infosys co-founder
Mon, 16th Mar 2015
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gamification
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fta
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Nilekani says what struck him about Kiwi companies was they weren't used to dealing with scale because of the country's small population.
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CORRECT: Telogis seeks to double workers in NZ after opening bigger R&D hub in Christchurch
Thu, 6th Nov 2014
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fleet management
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gamification
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r&d
Telogis, whose cloud-based location intelligence software is used in more than 100 countries, is kicking off a delayed job recruitment drive in New.